Service difficulty report · Intake Valve · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
May 16, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
456 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Intake Valve
Part number
LW13622
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Part time
567 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) PILOT LANDED TO CONDUCT TASK AT WELL SITE. DURING ATTEMPTED START UP, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT START. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AGAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED. IT RAN VERY ROUGH AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS. PILOT TOOK THE ENGINE POWER UP TO CHECK IF THE ISSUE WAS MAGNETO`S. HE THEN SHUT IT DOWN. MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS AND FOUND CYLINDER NR 3 INTAKE VALVE HAD SNAPPED OR FRACTURED IN 3 PIECES. PORTION OF THE VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE INTAKE INDUCTION BOX. WILL NOTIFY WHEN FURTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE. (TC NR 20070518002)